Rules Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner must obey amid win

The married Spice Girl and former F1 boss live at the Oxfordshire border with Northamptonshire and have been locked in a number of planning battles with neighbours.

Most recently this has been over plans for a horse walker at her stables.

The celebrity pair own a horse racing company called OMBI and have built new stables for 14 horses at their Oxfordshire pad.

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The plans for the walker on land adjacent to their main home were met with anger by neighbours – with a number of objections registered with West Northamptonshire District Council.

However, planning official Forrest Childs approved the application on Thursday, March 26.

He said in his decision notice that development of this nature in the open countryside “can be acceptable in principle where it supports an existing rural enterprise and does not result in unacceptable harm to the character of the area”.

Grade II listed former vicarage, home to Geri and Christian Horner (Image: Tom Maddick / SWNS)

But, Mr Childs’ approval was subject to a number of conditions that the celebrity couple must obey for the horse walker to be legal.

He said: “The building shall be used for private equestrian and land management uses only and no commercial use, including riding lessons, tuition, livery or competitions shall take place at any time.”

In addition, he added that prior to it being built, full details of external lighting needed to be approved and said it was far enough away from neighbours not to cause issues.

Grade II listed former vicarage, home to Geri and Christian Horner (Image: Tom Maddick / SWNS)

On the complaints from neighbours, Mr Childs said: “The proposed horse walker is over 90m distant from the nearest neighbouring dwelling (The Old School House) and therefore, given it is smaller in form and scale, and more distant than the existing equestrian barn adjacent, there is considered to be no loss of light, privacy or outlook to neighbouring occupiers.”

The scheme is the latest in a number of planning rows between the couple and their neighbours.

They were recently given approval to keep a pergola that had been built without planning permission.

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Last year they were also granted planning permission to build a second pool on the grounds despite fears that it would be a ‘blot on the landscape.’

In a statement on behalf of Geri and Christian Horner, a planning agent said the horse walker structure “will be largely screened from all angles once the existing new hedging matures”.

The applicant also referenced DEFRA’s code of practice for the welfare of horses.

The planning agent added: “It states that animals must be given freedom to exercise off the tether for a reasonable period at least once a day.

“The installation of the horse walker will ensure that this is possible.”